CHINA. SIX DAWS l.ATEK. 'The following extracts are I'limi the I .overland Friend of Chim, of January j :30th, being six days later than our last .advices from Hong Kong : Grnhk.w, Sum.UAUY.-Since the dos ?patcU of the clipper stenmct Lance jfield, on the 21 st instant, the only mili tary movement of importance has been the Abandonment bi' Canton and Uie Dutch Folly, the highest position in the river new held, l,v "the squadron being Toototum I'ort.in the Macao passage, about tv.o miles below the factory Tuins. Naturally, after having con tended ngainst such odds-a thousand rto a million-so long, the retirement &amp;lt; tfrom the position lias given rise to ex- > ?pressions of regret, liut no one can ?deny the prudence, the necessity, of .the step, for in .1 short time the river ivill bo so thick, often during the whole .day, with fog, that it Would be impos sible to keep up the chain of communi cation with snch Scanty vneansr The excitement consequent on the great event 0^ t...

iiwjiiwl Sm'vesimnHeiKE. rUO^PKOTlNa ASSOCIATION" To thEdtivr of the Ocii* ami Murray Ailcer (tfr. To the Merchants, Diggers, and others interested in the welfare of the Oven-; District. G. ntli men,- When the "olden put ters in the numerous creeks and gu'lies which are no# nearly worked o it are entirely exhausted, and the lupe of making a "pile " by the hard working d:gger is given up, every tale of a new rush or digging attracts their attention ami away they start, some to the IVest others to the North to search for the precious metal, the population then be coaie.i less d lily, trade becomes dull, and is at last almost at a stand still, '['lien will the merchant and others in terested in the welfare of the district come forward to assi-t the digger to prospect new ground in the neighbour hood, with the hope of bringing back tli»&amp;lt;e that have left. Such will s.ion he the case in a great part of the Ovens district,as agrejtt many diggers that have m ide the Ovens their h...

l'OLICE COURT. Tuesday, Mnvch 81, 1H.>7. ieforo U. (VII. TUuko, Esq., J. and Kichard Melliih, ICsq., J.l\ LUNACY. .7oil 11 McDonald, an elderly, stout built iivin, was brought tiji on this charge by f'ous:jible Thomas Wilson, who stated ill it ho liiut apprehended him on the previous evening nt the instance of hi- mate on the diggingi. Remanded (ill to morrow (this day) Tor the evidence of Dr Murphy, fjr whom a summons was issued. INIiKl'liNCf. Thomas O'Urien was charged with having behaved in an indecent manner, in a place of public resort. The prisoner pleaded drunkenness ns an oxen-;'.'. Air Hurkesiid that he had known the prisoner lor the la-t lom- months ; during that ti:nc he hud frequently been l.rought up for drunkenness, and the sentence of the Court in this case, was one month's imprisonment. STi:.\MN() ClIAl'l'. Henry Tnurgate on remind was brought up again this morning. John Bell, carrier of SL'bastopol, was sworn, and stated that some month ago he bought seventy bags...

3VN0TIIKR CONVICT OUTlillKAK. JL'rom :i correspondent of the A&amp;lt;ro% ~ : .... _ > ^ TfKSTHtlii.VY morning at mi early hour tthe signal of outbreak was h.>iited on Sboaril the Succcss. The Water Police :antl Victoria's boats were quickly in attendance, mid on passing the Penal Hulk President, tltey were hooted to n great extent. The turmoil, however, on board the Success was s&amp;lt;-,on quelled having amounted only to the breaking of the washing tubs endeavouring to break ojjcii tl^ doors of the evils. We have been .riven to understand that it is tl'.e internum of Government to station 'a company of the -10th Regi ment lie', e ; and c.artinly it is high tiniQ S&amp;lt;*>(1,ethiiig of the kind was done.

TUB WU.M WIGTOWN TK.VOEDy, Til 15 JNQUUST. Ail inquest ins been held upon tile remains of the late Mr I'rica. At half-past ona o'clock on tiitiirday J)r Wilmot, the city coi-O.ht, arrived i'i Willinmstowu A jury wts empmelled at t!io Albion Hotel : Mr Uu(ir;;o Btirrell foreman. Th-jy then, villi the coroner and the rojirofuiUiitivta &amp;lt;>t the pros*, proceeded t> the lioiiso of 1).- VVilliim, tlit'ru to view tli^ body of the deceased. The head was found to Imve Iceii; dreadfully si vered with The base of'tfwj and other wouml) * tipoTl the body. The coron,r pt0, trc the ground i Wiis committed. The first witness J James IloUis swo-l tendent of the hmy Williamstowu. [ jVl consul fur the I verify His mmi i about -if. Hew,,,' newt of PiMi.il tovin. On 'fliij prisoners were the Success, to tl two, at Wihiam prisoner, named dressed me when iVftl plained that a portion' that moniiiijr been | the chief warder, the time, ami I or&amp;lt;l«f'd( boat back to the huVsL ; below...

MK WOOU.S MKiU'iN'd. Tiir. Solicitors-General mot the electors of Keeeh worth and the vicinity li'.st niiflit :it the Star t'itvilrc- at seven o'clock, when ;i very large ami enthu siast! c audience was present. On the proposal o: Mr Smyth, Richard Mellhh, Esq , was voted to the i liait1. The Chairman in introducing the business of the evening, tKl -- Gentle men,-This nieeti g has been convcm il by a public advertisement, the object.of which is ("ami iar to yon all. "it has hui now bi c ane our duty to select a representative to fill the vacancy caused by the resigita'tion of Mr C nH'.'i'on; Several ucntlcinen have oftered them SelveS to the pleutoas, of whom .Mr Wood is first and fi.romost, That gen tleman is now titling 011 p.iv right, and will express li* sentiments to the meeting. ft '.\ ill then be for y&amp;lt;iu to judge whether of not Sir Wood is a fitting 111 m to represent the district in the Legislative Assembly. I .-mi not here ji a Jiarlisau 01" Si.t Wo id's. 1 airi...